NEW YORK and ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 4, 2009 — In a press release issued Tuesday, February 3, 2009, by Dow Jones Indexes, under the same headline, note that Zions Bancorporation will be replaced by Ameren Corporation in the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index, not the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index as previously stated. The corrected release follows:
Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in several Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes.
In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Alesco Corporation Limited (Australia, Construction & Materials, ALS.AU) will be replaced by Billabong International Limited (Australia, Personal & Household Goods, BBG.AU).
In the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, Zions Bancorporation (United States, Banks, ZION) will be replaced by Alliant Energy Corporation (United States, Utilities, LNT).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index, Zions Bancorporation (United States, Banks, ZION) will be replaced by Ameren Corporation (United States, Utilities, AEE).
Alesco Corporation Limited is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment. Zions Bancorporation is being removed due to a decrease in its dividend payment. The company’s new dividend yield does not meet index eligibility requirements.
All changes in the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday, February 6, 2009.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.